5 Major Reasons Manny Pacquiao Can Beat Floyd Mayweather

[MindBat]

1. Shoulder roll dosn't work as good on a left hander
2. When Manny throws his straight left he always leans to his right it will prevent a counter right hand or upper cut that Floyd likes to throw. It will also keep him off balance.
3. Mayweather is accustomed to throwing 20 to 30 punches a round. With Manny he will have to bring that number up and at 34 years of age that will be difficult to do.
4.I doubt Mayweather chin will be able to handle one of Manny's bombs
5. Mayweather will lose in a toe to toe match, pace will overwelm Mayweather

It's highly probable Manny has delayed the fight to study and practice countering whatever tactics Floyd has displayed up to now. That's great.

All things being on an even par, it will come down to the mental game which is Floyd's most critical asset. The nuances of the game, including the minor adjustments made during the fight is what will make the difference in the outcome.

[tatangb45]

It's highly probable Manny has delayed the fight to study and practice countering whatever tactics Floyd has displayed up to now. That's great.

All things being on an even par, it will come down to the mental game which is Floyd's most critical asset. The nuances of the game, including the minor adjustments made during the fight is what will make the difference in the outcome.

That's right. The minor adjustments a fighter makes, like timing the jabs of the opponent, or accelerating the pace, could very well determine the outcome of a fight, similar to what happened in Pac's recent fights where he started dominating after the first few rounds.

[Pacquiao'd]

I never bought the whole Mayweather struggles with southpaws theory. Every southpaw he's fought, he's beat and dominated. did he get hit a couple times? sure, but its boxing, its going to happen at the world championship level.

I also dont agree with his legs being gone. He was just more aggressive and stayed his ground against Marquez and Mosley, because he didn't need to be on his backfoot. He's a very diverse fighter, and his ability to "fight" with his opponents is underrated, much like Pacquaio's boxing ability is underrated.

he actually moved around alot int he JMM fight but went toe-to-toe with mosley

[tennis-legend]

i'll give floyd credit for his boxing mind

its one of the great abilities we are priviledged to witness when floyd can beat someone without throwing a punch- by simple feints and ring generalship

on the other hand- floyd has never fought anyone with manny's ability and vice versa

[sweetscience18]

1. Shoulder roll dosn't work as good on a left hander
2. When Manny throws his straight left he always leans to his right it will prevent a counter right hand or upper cut that Floyd likes to throw. It will also keep him off balance.
3. Mayweather is accustomed to throwing 20 to 30 punches a round. With Manny he will have to bring that number up and at 34 years of age that will be difficult to do.
4.I doubt Mayweather chin will be able to handle one of Manny's bombs
5. Mayweather will lose in a toe to toe match, pace will overwelm Mayweather

1. Floyd adjusts in the ring and has many different defensive styles.
2. When you lean to your right that puts you to the left side of your oppinent which is the worst place to get hit with a right hand, ask gatti. And also floyd throws pretty good left hooks.
3. Its alot harder to throw 30 punches a round when your opposition if a counter puncher then that would play into floyds hands.
4. You doubt his chin will handle mannys bombs yet floyds never been knockedout, hasnt had a legit knockdown, and barely even staggered in his entire career besudes the mosley fight which it took him less than a round to recover. Also pac never knocked out marg whom mosley knocked out. Or clottey who didnt throw 30 punches a round and didnt seem to be hurt at anypount of their fight while juststanding there and blocking.
5. How do you know that he will lose and what type of fight he will losein if youve never seen him lose before?

[MindBat]

That's right. The minor adjustments a fighter makes, like timing the jabs of the opponent, or accelerating the pace, could very well determine the outcome of a fight, similar to what happened in Pac's recent fights where he started dominating after the first few rounds.

It'll be interesting to see what plan of attack Freddie has drawn up. He does have the experience of being in the opposite corner. 'How well Pac can execute it' will be the question.

[Megamasterking]

IMO. Mosley who is past prime, was able to hurt Mayweather. Also, Pacquiao will be a lot more active then any one Mayweather has fought. Remember that Mayweather has been defeated before, crooked judges gave him the win, that point is very important. Pacquiao will hit Mayweather with clean, powerful shots, Mayweather will move away in defense, but in the end, i think Pacquiao will cut the ring and find him.

I still want to see that fight, it might become a classic like Duran vs Leonard. The fight that made me a boxing fan and a boxer.

[sweetscience18]

IMO. Mosley who is past prime, was able to hurt Mayweather. Also, Pacquiao will be a lot more active then any one Mayweather has fought. Remember that Mayweather has been defeated before, crooked judges gave him the win, that point is very important. Pacquiao will hit Mayweather with clean, powerful shots, Mayweather will move away in defense, but in the end, i think Pacquiao will cut the ring and find him.

I still want to see that fight, it might become a classic like Duran vs Leonard. The fight that made me a boxing fan and a boxer.

Mosley hit mayweather with two hard shots, and it didnt even effect the fight..he barely won the round. And floyd fought castillo with a torn rotater and still won the fight and then beat him in the IMMEDIATE rematch.

[gatorDelux]

floyd didnt dominatethat second fight though.

[Megamasterking]

Mosley hit mayweather with two hard shots, and it didnt even effect the fight..he barely won the round. And floyd fought castillo with a torn rotater and still won the fight and then beat him in the IMMEDIATE rematch.

That's true and i'm not saying that Mosley can beat Mayweather. But i think Pacquiao has the style to beat him. Of course, it's impossible to know who will win, Mayweather might be able to take those shots and counter.

About the Castillo fight, everytime there is crooked judges involved, we must not accept it. Even the great Hagler was robbed ! There is just no excuse for that.